Thursday, January 5, 2017

How to Earn CPD Units for PRC ID License Renewal?

January 05, 2017

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that the full implementation of the mandatory requirement in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) units for renewal of PRC ID license will be on July 2017.
PRC likewise emphasized that registered and licensed professionals have to adhere with the law, otherwise, they could not be permitted to renew their license(s).

The commission stated in Resolution No. 2016-990 series of 2016 that professionals have to comply with specific number of CPD units every three (3) years to continue with license renewal. As quoted from the latest announcement from PRC,

The Continuing Professional Development Program Management Committee (CPD-PMC) of the Professional Regulation Commission clarifies that Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as mandatory requirement in the renewal of professional license under Section 10 of R.A. 10912, otherwise known as the CPD Law of 2016, shall be implemented after the effectivity of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R.A. 10912 which will be in March 2017. Thereafter, the CPD Council for each regulated profession shall issue its Operational Guidelines to implement the general IRR for its profession. However, for those professionals whose Professional Regulatory Laws require CPD credit units prior to the renewal of Professional Identification Cards (PICs), or the professional license, compliance with CPD remains mandatory.

How can professionals earn CPD Units? Registered or Licensed Professionals can acquire CPD units through Professional Track, Academic Track, Self-Directed Training and other activities recommended by the CPD Council. As stated in the Revised resolution, here is the detailed matrix of programs/activities the professionals must do to attain the corresponding CPD units, courtesy of PRC.

Why is it that the credit unit for publishing in a local and international peer reviewed Journal is the same. It's not fair because publishing in an international journal or ISI journal is more competitive/ rigorous than the local journal.

sorry to say po kay lone traveller..it really was trillanes who proposed this one..the aim is good kasi nga po as professionalswe should grow but as like the sentiments of others..the companies we are with are nor providing the needed support for such growth.

Im a REB, my lic will expire on June 2018.... by practice I need to earn 45 units as a CPD requiremnt, however prior to being an REB I am a MBA graduate. Do I need to earn the 45 units CPD to renew my license?

Buti pa MCLE 30 lang ata, kami na under PRC 45 and above, Recently some of those offering CPD units for us Criminologists offer 4 CU per seminar amounting to 1500, roughly I would be attending 12 seminars thus I would be needing 18K for it alone... there is a recent seminar offering 18 CU for us at an amount of 6500, though to be honest that seminar was one thing you would want to attend (for us),

I just renewed my license last month even though pangmidyear 2017 renewal ako (which makes no difference), and it's really frustrating na yung COSH ko (40-hr training) ay hindi ko mapapakinabangan just because it isn't accredited by PRC. Ano ba to, lokohan? So I have to sign the waiver swearing to undertake the 13.5, idadagdag sya on my next renewal, a total of 58.5 CPD UNITS?!

I am a licensed architect, yes, sarap pakinggan. I have more than a minimum salary, ang sarap paring pakinggan. But have anyone asked us na it does not guarantee that we could earn such amount that can avail highly-priced seminars and tours? A seminar costs from 1k (2-3CU), 5k and up sa 15CPD units? For three years, mag aabsent ako ng almost a week to earn 15CUs? Kukulangin pa ako, so need ko umattend ng monthly GMM meeting na libre naman pero need ko mag out nang maaga isang beses isang buwan to earn 1CU per meeting.

And in addition to this, I still have to work double time for my family that I support, may mga pinag aaral ako na mga kapatid, kakamatay lang ng dad ko. Paano po kami na nag uumpisa palang? My salary is lower than what a usual 10-year experienced professional earns, binabawasan pa ng tax. I don't own a company. I struggle each day as an employee, just to fulfill what my family dreamed of. Paano kaming nagsikap lang makatapos para kumita for our future? Yung kami na hindi kaya makakuha ng clients dahil nakatali sa mga amo. And the only escape is to do CADD designs as sideline. Ang hirap po kasi.

The better alternative to this CPD units requirement for professionals in order for them to renew their PRC licences is for the government to require Companies/Agencies/Institutions/Hospitals/Establishments/etc. to conduct seminars and workshops that would upgrade the Knowledge,Skills,Attitude of their employees, award them with certificates of attendance, and equivalent units earned for particular Seminars/Workshops, in order for these to be presented to PRC upon renewal of their PRC licences. This would certainly obviate the burden on the professionals of personally looking for 'CPD units' and spending much for it. If our lawmakers are really intent on helping the Filipinos, this is what they should do.

Hello Friends, I am also an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Saudi Arabia when the implementation of CPD Points started. Although I have training before its implementation and the training are within the 3 year period, I was still able to avail of CPD points through Online Training. I enrolled in courses at LinkeIn and they did credit those trainings. I believe this is the best alternative for OFW aside seminars conducted by respective APO in certain countries. I hope this helps. Thanks.

Hi! I'm a registered nurse and i'm planning to renew my PRC ID, which will expire this upcoming October 2018 but i didn't knew that you'll be needing CPD Units to renew it this year since i wasn't updated with the news for it, how am i gonna renew my ID?

Good day. I am a full pledge PhD holder at UPLB, Laguna. With my possession are Diploma, Transcript of Records and Certificate of Graduation and Certificate of Candidacy. My PRC license as an Agriculturist expired last June 10, 2018. Question: Base on guidelines in earning CPD points, "Academic Track" can be used as an earning point. Therefore, can I use my diploma, TOR and Certification to renew my License? Thank you for any feed back.

Hi, we had this cpd points before it became a law. This is getting out of hand, the mark up for the fee is too high regular employees can't cope with it, they're making a business out of this. Why pass a law without even reviewing or studying it?

Questions for those who have renewed already needing CPD units, for seminars/conventions what proof do they need? Is it alright if you only have the copy of the program (no list of participants)? I'll even throw in the payment receipt for said seminar.